Shirt sleeve with detachable cuff



May 1, 1923.

A. C. ALTENBURG SHIRT SLEEVE W ITH DETACHABLE CUFF Filed Oct. 27. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 JE1E .1 .3

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A. C. ALTENBURG SHIRT SLEEVE WITH DETACHABLE CUFF 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 27

Patented May 1, 1923.

ARTHUR c. ALTEN'BURG, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. v

SHIRT SLEEVE -WITEDETAGHABLE CUFF.

Application vfiled October 27, 1921. serial'No. 510,731. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR C. ALTEN- BURG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain .newand useful Improvements in Shirt Sleeves with Detachable Cuffs,-of which the following is a specification. 1

' This invention relates to shirt attach- 1 ments and theprimary object of the invention is to provide'a novel cuff for a shirt sleeve which can be readily detached when worn or soiled-topermit a fresh clean cuff to be substituted therefor so that the shirt "can be worn a relatively long time "without laundering, and whereby the necessityof discarding ashirt when the cuffs thereof become frayed is obviated. Y In the so called soft shirts and; cuffs, the

:cufls become; soiled before-thebody portion of the shirt, and, asgthe cuffs are permanentlysecured to the shirts, the whole'shirt has'to be launderedwhen in reality the cuffs are the only parts that are soiled. vFurther, in soft cuffs they become quickly frayed and worn, due to the fact. that they are foldedintermediate their edges whichweakens the:

same. This renders itnecessary to discard the whole shirt when only the cuff parts are .30 worn; if

It=is therefore another prime object of this invention to provide. either a soft or stiff 'cufi' embodying a single straight body, hav-v ing means disposed intermediate its longiv tudinal-edges for permitting the ready at-.

'tachment thereof .to a shirt sleeve, said means f permitting the cuff to beuswung around in order to reverse the position of the upper and loweredges thereof, so that when .40 the lower edge becomes so.iled,-,the.iupper cleanfedge can be brought into active position in lieu of the soiled edge.

-With these and other objects in .view,'the invention consists in the novel construction,

. .45 arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, in which, drawings: s

Figure 1 is an inner elevation of a cuff 1 constructed in accordance with this invention; r i

m Figure 2 is an elevation of a shirt sleeve spread out and showing thenovel means as- 'sociated' therewith for permitting'the novel tion; and B, a shirt sleeve.

cuff to be readily and quickly connected therewith.

Figure 3 is a perspectiveiview showing a cufi' attached to a shirt-sleeve, theshirt sleeve and cuff being constructed in; accordance with this invention. I Y v v .v 1 Figure 5 1s an enlarged sectional transverse view through a cuff showing the same attached to a shirt sleeve, F1gure6 is an inner elevation of a modified form of cuff, illustrating the different means carried therebylfor permitting the:

same to be attached to a shirt sleeve.

,. -.Referring to thedrawings -:-in.; -c detail,

wherein similar reference characters designate cor-responding parts throughout ,the

several views, the letter A indicates a ;-cuif.

constructedv in accordance with} the inven- The cufl" A-includes a longitudinally-geartending bodyjlO, which can be laundered either soft or stiff, and this ouff isgso' con- 'structed and associated with the shirt I sleeve B in such ainanner as torenderitunnecessary to fold the cuff intermediate itsledges as now contemplated in ,cufls, of'the soft variety already upon themark'et; Itis preferred that the cuff include inner and-outer. pliesgll and 12 oft-the material fromwhichthe shirt is formed and suitably stiffened by an inner or has secured thereto in anyfpreferred 14 extends longitudinallyof the ,cufhand is preferablygipositioned at the. longitudinal center thereofso that thesame; will, be positioned directly intermediate the longitudinal ply of stiffener material13. LTheinner face of thebody portion 10 of the cufi'lA supports edges offthecufi' The terminalsof thisat-j V taching band 14 terminate short of the;but-' ton holes 15 of thercu'ff 'vvhichare adapted to receive any preferred type of cuff button;

'Asishown in Figure 10f the'drawings, Ethe attaching band 14- 'supports a plurality fof buttons 16.. The buttons 16 ,'a-rje;:locatedadjacent to the ends of: the bands and atiang intermediate pointof the-band. 151

The shirt sleeve B is also of v novelijcom struction and the terminal- ,'ofrwthejsleeve proper is provided withla' bandx18: to which I the 'cufi" 'A 'is adapted to be; removablyuse- "cured; Thisband 18"is-folde'dtoprovide at no I "the sleeve cool in summer.

flap 19, which may be sewed at its transverse edges'as at 20 audits outer longitudinal edge as at 21 to the'main body portion of the band leaving a fiap which has its upper end free or'unattached. This flap is provided adjacent to its terminals with button holes. 22 and at an intermediate point with a button hole and these button holes and 23 are adapted to receive the buttons 16 carried by the attaching band 14 of the cuff.

Now, it can be seen that when the cuff is secured to the shirt sleeve, a portion thereof will extend above and below the terminal aortion of the sleeve thereb ivingthe ani 7 r pearance of a folded cuff which is so desir able by discrin'iinating persons. One edge of the sleeve B at one terminal of the hand 18 can be provided with a tab 24, which may be provided with a buttonhole for the reception of a button 26 carried by the other edge of the sleeve. This tab 2% provides means for holding the edges of the sleeves in special relation so as to render lVhile the tab 24 holds the edges of the sleeves in spaced relation, it at the same time holds the sleeve in corrected position.

In order to prevent the spreading of the flap 19 from'the body portion 17 of the sleeve B, the same is sewed or otherwise secured to the body portion 17 of the sleeve intermediate the button holes 22 and 23 as at 29.

While of course, any preferred type of cuff button can be used with the cuff, a button 80has been shown which is of the twopart clasp type.

It is obvious that various ways of attaching or connecting the attaching band 14 to the shirt sleeve B can be had, such as the substitution of snap fasteners for the buttons 16, and the button holes 22 and 23. I

In Figure 6 is illustrated a modified means I of connecting the cuff A to the sleeve B and in this instance an attaching band 35 is secured to the body portion 10 of the cuff.

This attaching band 35 is provided adacent to its terminals with button holes 36 "and intermediate its ends with a button hole 37. These buttonholes are adapted to receive buttons which canbe carried by the end or wristband of'the said sleeve. The

attaching band 35 is secured at its ends by 'a line of'transverse stitching 38 to the body portion 10 of the cuff and intermediate its ends between the button holes 36 and 37 by a row of stitching 39. The rows of stitching 39 prevent the sagging of the attaching band or strip 35 away from the body of the cuff.

- The modification shown in Figure 6 is ""similar to the cuff shown in Figure 1, the

only difierence being that the'buttons in one instance are attached to the cuff and the buttonholes formed in the shirt sleeve, while in the other instance the buttons are carried by the shirt sleeve and the button holes formed in the cuff.

In the use of the improved cuff, the same is connected to the sleeve in the manner heretofore described, and when the cuff becomes worn or soiled, it is merely necessary to detach the same from the sleeve and substitute a new cuff therefor. ff simply the outer edge of the cuff becomes soiled, it is merely necessary to unfasten the ends of attaching band 14 or 35 from the shirt sleeve and turn the cuff on the central but-ton as a pivot, so as to bring the inner edge to an outermost position, thus presenting clean edge of the cuff to the front. The end portions of the cuff are thensecured to the shirt sleeve.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that a novel sleeve and cuff has been provided for shirts, in which a clean fresh cuff can be attached to the sleeve at any time and discarded when worn or frayed.

Changes in details may be made without departing fro-1n the spirit or scope of this by the attaching strip for permitting the removable attachment thereof with a shirt sleeve at a plurallty of points.

8. A detachable soft cuff comprising a single flat body portion, a longitudinally extending attaching strip secured to the inner face of the body portion intermediate its longitudinal edges and at the longitudinal center thereof, a plurality of connecting elements carried by the band at spaced points throughout its entire length, the terminals of the cuff being provided with cuff button receiving openings.

4:. As a new article of manufacture, a de--. tachable cuff for shirt sleeves comprising a single fiat body portion having cuff button receiving openings'formed adjacent to the terminals thereof at the longitudinal center of the body, a longitudinally extending attaching strip secured to the inner face of the body portion intermediate thelongitudinal edgesthereof and at the longitu-dinal center thereof, the terminals of the attaching strip terminating short of the cuff button receiving openings, and a plurality of connecting members carried bythe attaching strip at predetermined spacedpoints throughout the'length thereof. 7

5. The combination with a shirt sleeve having a wrist band, and means for securing the terminals of the Wrist band together, of a removable cuff therefor including a'single fiat body, a longitudinally extending attaching strip secured to the inner face of the Gulf body at the longitudinal center thereof,

and interconnecting means carriedby the' Wrist band and attaching band.

6. The combination With a shirt sleeve 16 having a wrist band, means connecting the terminals of the wrist bandltogether,aflap I secured to the wrist band having a plurality of buttonholes therein, of a removablefcuff therefor including a flat body portion havingterminal buttonholes therein for. the reception of a' cufl button, a longitudinally extending attaching strip secured to the inof the attaching strip terminating short of ton holes formed in the flap carried by the. wrist band.

v ARTHUR c.

ALTE-NBURG; 

